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A 30-Day Devotional

5 Minutes

with the

Father

For the Mom Who’s Running on Empty

Thirty days of truth for the woman who is pouring out everything she has — into a baby, a husband, a body that doesn’t feel like hers anymore — and wondering if anyone sees her.

30Days
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3Volumes
5 Minutes with the Father — Book One cover
About the Book

You didn’t lose yourself. You’re just exhausted.

Written in stolen nap-time minutes and bathroom notes — by a mother holding her baby in one arm and her own faith in the other, while her husband fights bone cancer.

This is not a Bible study with homework. This is not a devotional that asks you to journal three pages before sunrise. It is five honest minutes, delivered in the language of a woman who has been there — and a Father who never left.

Truth Statement
Name the lie. Speak what God actually says.
The Lesson
A short reflection grounded in scripture.
Two Prayers
One for you. One to speak over your baby.
Reflect
One optional question for the days you have room.
This Book Is For You If

You are seen here.

You’ve whispered “Lord, help me” at 3 AM more times than you can count

You love your baby and also grieve who you were before

You want five minutes with God but don’t know where to start

You haven’t felt like yourself since the day you brought the baby home

The Thirty-Day Journey

Four weeks. One truth at a time.

01Week One

You Are Not Alone

Exhaustion, isolation, and the lie that you should be able to do this on your own.

02Week Two

You Are Still Her

Identity, the body that built a person, and the woman God still sees in the mirror.

03Week Three

A Marriage That Can Hold This

Two people, one storm — and the prayers that hold a marriage together in the fire.

04Week Four

You Are Building Something Eternal

Fear, legacy, breaking cycles, and the work that matters more than you know.

Day One

The Myth of the Natural Mother

“There is a myth that lives in the walls of every hospital room where a woman first holds her baby. It sounds like this: You should know what to do. This should come naturally.

It’s one of the most dangerous lies you’ll ever hear. And it’s usually the first one.

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The Complete Series

Three Volumes. One Season at a Time.

Three sprigs. One filled per book.

Book I
Book II
Book III
Available May 2026
5 Minutes with the Father — Book One cover
Book One

The Newborn Season

0–4 months

Thirty days of truth for the mother in the trenches of the fourth trimester.

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Book Two

The Infant Season

5–12 months

For the mother learning who she is becoming as her baby learns the world.

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Book Three

The Toddler Season

12–36+ months

For the mother shepherding small hearts through big feelings — including her own.

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Free Day 1

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Book Updates

From the writing desk.

May 2026
Launch

Book One is live on Amazon

After three years of stolen nap-time minutes, Book One — The Newborn Season — is officially in the world. If you read it, send a note. I read every one.

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Book Two is in progress

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About the Author

Jade Montenegro

Jade is a wife, mother, and freelance developer. She gave her life to Christ in November 2024, was baptized in January 2025, and held her son Noah for the first time four months later.

She wrote this devotional in her spare time — in stolen nap-time minutes and bathroom notes — while her husband is currently fighting bone cancer. Everything she writes is a testimony.

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Thirty days of truth for the mother running on empty.

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